selflessness for me

meant not asking myself: what is it that I want?

selflessness for me

meant not thinking the thoughts that were lurking in the confines of my mind

shoved in a corner like those boxes you never quite got around to unpacking.

selflessnes for me

has been putting others first for so long that I don't even know what I need.

"The essential thought is found in the work of the Greek poet Hesiod (c. 700 bc), 'observe due measure; moderation is best in all things', and of the Roman comic dramatist Plautus (c. 250–184 bc), 'moderation in all things is the best policy."

It took some time for me to realize,

seflessness in its best form happens when I am in my best form.

Kindness to others should come after we are kind to ourselves.

In order to be selfless in its most wholesome form,

I have to know who I am, what I need, and only then I can be the best version of myself.

"moderation is best in all things"